GAME DAY: Hurricanes End Homestand Against Tigers
Lethbridge, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes end a season-long four-game homestand tonight at 7:00pm as they welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers to the ENMAX Centre.
The Hurricanes (19-16-3-0) enter after earning a 3-2 overtime win on Tuesday over the Spokane Chiefs. Brayden Edwards and Logan Wormald scored in regulation before Noah Chadwick netted the overtime winner; Harrison Meneghin made 34-saves in the victory. Lethbridge improved to 4-1-1-0 since returning from the Christmas Break. The Hurricanes enter tonight with an 11-7-3-0 record at home this year.
The Tigers (25-12-2-0) come into play after back-to-back lopsided victories having outscored the opposition 22-5 in wins over Spokane and Tri-City. Medicine Hat scored 10 of the final 11 goals in the game against the Chiefs led by Gavin McKenna and Andrew Basha who each scored twice. The Tigers enter with a 12-7-0-0 road record this season.
Tonight will be the fifth of nine meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers; Lethbridge has posted a 2-2-0-0 record in the previous four games while Medicine Hat won the only game at the ENMAX Centre. Tickets for tonight’s game can be purchased by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or online at www.enmaxcentre.ca.
DOWNLOAD GAME NOTES/STATS HERE: 2024-01-12 – LET vs. MH
VS. TIGERS: Tonight will be the fifth of nine meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Tigers. Last year, Lethbridge is 2-2-0-0 against Medicine Hat this season after posting a 5-2-0-1 record in eight regular season meetings last year. The ‘Canes posted a perfect 8-0-0-0 record against the Tigers in 2021-2022. The Hurricanes have posted a 139-145-5-11 record with seven ties all-time against the Tigers while going 78-61-1-8 with three ties all-time in Lethbridge.
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
November 3rd/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-3 OT LET)
December 13th/2023 – at Lethbridge (6-2 MH)
December 14th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (7-2 MH)
December 30th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-2 LET)
January 12th/2024 – at Lethbridge
January 13th/2024 – at Medicine Hat
March 6th/2024 – at Lethbridge
March 22nd/2024 – at Lethbridge
March 23rd/2024 – at Medicine Hat
2022-2023 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
September 24th/2022 – at Medicine Hat (9-1 MH)
September 30th/2022 – at Lethbridge (5-4 LET)
November 5th/2022 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 LET)
December 9th/2022 – at Lethbridge (5-3 LET)
December 27th/2022 – at Lethbridge (3-2 LET)
February 4th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (4-2 MH)
February 10th/2023 – at Lethbridge (3-0 LET)
February 11th/2023 – at Medicine Hat (3-2 SO MH)
2023-2024 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (19) – Sean Tschigerl & Dylan Sydor
Assists (28) – Miguel Marques
Points (45) – Miguel Marques
PIMS (69) – Landen Ward
Plus/Minus (+15) – Brayden Edwards
Wins (17) – Harrison Meneghin
Shutouts (2) – Harrison Meneghin
Save % (.923) – Harrison Meneghin
Goals Against Average (2.40) – Harrison Meneghin
WHO’S HOT:
– Noah Chadwick has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-5a); 6 of 7 games (2g-9a); 24 of 36 games (8g-24a)
– Brayden Edwards has points in 3 of 4 games (3g-4a); 6 of 8 games (5g-6a); 22 of 33 games (16g-20a)
– Miguel Marques has points in 3 of 4 games (1g-5a); 5 of 7 games (4g-7a); 14 of 19 games (13g-17a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 3 of 4 games (2g-4a); 4 of 6 games (2g-6a); 14 of 19 games (7g-18a)
– Logan McCutcheon has points in 2 of 4 games (2a); 3 of 6 games (1g-2a); 5 of 11 games (2g-4a)
– Trae Wilke has points in 2 of 4 games (1g-2a); 3 of 6 games (1g-4a); 6 of 14 games (3g-5a)
– Sean Tschigerl has points in 2 of 4 games (2g-3a); 6 of 9 games (6g-6a)
– Dylan Sydor has points in 7 of 12 games (5g-6a)
– Elias Knoester has points in 7 of 12 games (3g-4a); 9 of 16 games (5g-5a); 10 of 19 games (5g-6a)
– Leo Braillard has points in 3 of 6 games (2g-2a); 7 of 11 games (4g-7a); 13 of 18 games (7g-13a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Logan McCutcheon is 8 points away from 100 career points
– Joe Arntsen is 3 points away from 100 career points
– Joe Arntsen is 12 games away from 250 career games
– Dylan Sydor is 15 points away from 100 career points
– Dylan Sydor is 19 games away from 200 career games
– Kooper Gizowski is 2 games away from 150 career games
– Sean Tschigerl is 7 points away from 200 career points
– Sean Tschigerl is 13 goals away from 100 career goals
– Sean Tschigerl is 3 games away from 250 career games
– Logan Wormald is 6 goals away from 50 career goals
– Brayden Edwards is 4 points away from 100 career points
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 38: The Hurricanes enter tonight with an 19-16-3-0 record (39 points) on the season after 37 games. The ‘Canes are 11-7-3-0 at home and 8-9-0-0 on the road so far this season. In 2022-2023, the Hurricanes had posted a 22-14-0-2 record after 38 games.
Deadline Day: The Hurricanes announced a pair of trades on January 10th as they acquired 2004-born forward Hayden Pakkala from the Prince Albert Raiders while adding 2004-born defenceman Braeden Wynne from the Seattle Thunderbirds – both acquired for draft picks.
Big Day: The Hurricanes announced on January 8th a trio of trades as they added overage forwards Sean Tschigerl and Dylan Sydor while acquiring 19-year-old forward Colton Langkow along with prospect Kai Anderson. The Hurricanes dealt away Blake Swetlikoff and Tyson Zimmer in the trades while announcing the release of Dustin Renas.
NHL Ink: Hurricanes defenceman Noah Chadwick signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 22nd. The Saskatoon, SK, product was a sixth-round (185th overall) selection by the Leafs in the 2023 NHL Draft. He became the first ‘Cane since Dylan Cozens (BUF) to sign an ELC deal. Chadwick has recorded 32 points (8g-24a) in 36 games with the Hurricanes this season. He leads the ‘Canes in defenceman scoring while sitting eighth among all WHL blueliners in points.
Swiss Pick: Leo Braillard represented Switzerland at the 2024 World Junior Championship becoming the first ‘Cane to represent the Swiss at the World Juniors since Luca Sbisa attended three-straight tournaments (2008, 2009, 2010). Braillard collected one goal in five games with Switzerland. The 2005-born forward, who was acquired by the ‘Canes on CHL waivers from the Shawinigan Cataractes, has recorded 20 points (7g-13a) in 18 games with the Hurricanes. He has collected 24 points (9g-15a) in 25 CHL games this year.
Miggy-Wiggy: Sophomore forward Miguel Marques has been on a tear of late entering tonight with points in 12 of his last 15 games having collected 24 points (10g-14a) in those 15 contests. The Prince George, BC, product has recorded 30 points (13g-17a) in his last 19 games while he leads the team in assists (28) and points (45) while sitting second in goals (17). He was ranked as a ‘C’ skater by NHL Central Scouting.
Three Amigos: The trio of Miguel Marques, Brayden Edwards and Logan Wormald have been red-hot for the Hurricanes of late. The ‘Canes trio have combined for a whopping 75-points, including 27 goals, over the last 18 games – an average of 4.17 points per game. The three have combined to score 27 of the ‘Canes last 61 goals in 18 games, totaling 44.3% of the team’s goals in that span. Marques leads the team with 45 points on the season while Edwards (41) and Wormald (33) are third and fourth in team scoring.
